Monday, March 3, 2014

Why are they making math harder?’ More absurd Common Core math problems

Another Common Core question / Instagram screenshot  


Another day, another absurdly difficult Common Core math problem finds its way to social media–this time, by way of a New York City DJ:


While separating the answer into the hundreds, tens and ones column may be easy enough, the instructions leave much to be desired: “Use math drawings to represent subtraction with up to two decompositions and relate drawings to a written method,” they read. (RELATED: EPIC FAIL: Parents reveal insane Common Core worksheets)
The incomprehensible problems found in Common Core-aligned worksheets have been criticized by parents, teachers and kids. (RELATED: Can you solve this grammatically incorrect, impossible Common Core question?)


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/02/why-are-they-making-math-harder-more-absurd-common-core-math-problems/#ixzz2uviYHKYg

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